Pages

Friday, February 26, 2010

French Breakfast Puffs

From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...We have a code known only to the folks who call this house home. When Bob comes into the kitchen for his first cup of coffee and the kitchen is in glorious disarray, he knows exactly what's going on. "You gotta a thing this morning?" I nod affirmatively. "Whatcha making?" I smile broadly and parry, "Stuff." I had a lot of "stuff" to make for my "thing" this morning and, with a still limited range of motion, it also had to be easy to do. I remembered these delightful muffins and decided to resurrect the recipe which is almost as old as I am. French Breakfast Puffs were first made in Florida by the mother of Esoline Beauregard's. Her recipe appeared in the Betty Crocker cookbook and the puffs became and remained enormously popular in American kitchens. They lack the cache of croissants or the wide appeal of bagels, but they have withstood the test of time. These morsels taste a bit like cake donuts, though they are less dense. I can't say they are lighter because each muffin is dunked in melted butter before it's coated with cinnamon sugar. While the muffins are quite pleasant on their own, the bath in butter and sugar is what made their reputation. Think snickerdoodles and you'll understand why folks love them. Years ago, all surfaces of the muffins were coated. I no longer do that, but it is important to let the muffin tops sit in butter for a minute or two before they are rolled in sugar. These do not keep well and they are best served warm. Here's the recipe for a very easy old-fashioned treat that just won't go away.

Hi, Mary..I made these just a few weeks back. While I LOVED the puffs, the extra butter and sugar was almost too much for me. We liked them hot, buttered and now I wish I had one this very minute.I am up late...just not sleepy and one of these would be so good with a hot cup of tea! *sigh....hugs, bj

Now here is a recipe I do have. They are really good and I was just thinking of making them today. I have three days without grandbabies and these go well with coffee or tea, at least I think so. Thanks for sharing.

Hey Mary,Thanks for stopping by,ur comment indeed helped me to take a peek at ur blog,and I must confess here that u have an awesome blog,lovely recipes...Loved ur desserts and salads...Book marked ur blog...

I dont know why but i read 'em as cheese puffs and said what a delightfull breakfast bake these would make...maybe i'll add some cocktail and they turned way way better than that when read ur recipe...oh they sound way way good ...Oh these sound so quick to put together n delicious too..thanx for anotheer wonderful recipe...

I'm telling my age when I say, we made these in 9th grade Home Economics class in 1964! I have company coming for the weekend & just might give them a try again...for old times' sake. Thanks.Beckie in Brentwood, TN

Hi Mary...these look just wonderful....and they would just have to be if they are dunked in melted butter!! Thank you for stopping by my blog....the one with the hot dogs coming out of my ice maker....I just posted about our lunch today at the Culinary School at the Art Institute of Atlanta....You want to see pictures of really bad food....stop back and take a peek....Sue @ Rue-Mouffetard.

Yep, had them for breakfast and they were divine. My husband, son and I sat out on the patio while it was still cool with a coffee (hot chocolate for my son) and ate to our heart's content. I made them in mini muffin tins, I like my food bite sized and for some strange reason didn't have nutmeg in the pantry so used vanilla bean paste instead. I used patty pan cases as well (I'm lazy, didn't want to have to grease the tin) so the sugar and cinnamon was only on the top and we decided that it was a good move.

Hi,I remember these from back when I was learning to bake as a teenager. The recipe was in my mom's Betty Crocker cookbook and I made them all them time. They were fabulous!!! I cannot wait to make them in the morning for my family.

Site Meter

Privacy Policy

This blog does not share personal information with third-parties nor does it store information about your visit for use other than to analyze content performance through the use of cookies, which you can turn off at anytime by modifying your Internet browser's settings. Third party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a a users prior visits to this website. Google's use of the DoubleClick cookie enables it and its partners to serve ads. This blog is not responsible for the republishing of the content found here on other Web sites or media without the owners permission. This privacy policy is subject to change without notice